Description:

The Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society, Inc (CGICS) awards $1,000 merit scholarships every year to selected students that meet the following criteria: full or partial Italian ancestry, scholastic merit, extra curricular school activities, community service,  submission of an essay, and recommendation letters. Finalists must also participate in an in-person interview by Scholarship Committee members.

Scholarship applications will be sent out to guidance counselors at Sarasota and Manatee High Schools during the month of December 2018.  The application deadline is March 31, 2019.